In silico engineering of graphene-based van der Waals heterostructured nanohybrids for electronics and energy applications

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 551-570

  Du, Aijun ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SHEET METAL; SPIN HALL EFFECT; TRANSITION METALS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE; COMPUTATIONAL EXPLORATION; CRYSTALLINE SUBSTRATES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONALITY; QUANTUM SPIN HALL EFFECT; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84971320899     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1266     Document Type: Review

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